CONCORD BLUE - Smitgroup

1 CONCORD BLUEW aste and energy:Two Pressing ProblemsEarth s growing population continues to face two problems of epic proportions: waste disposal and energy widespread recycling is on the rise, the majority of our waste continues to end up in landfills all over the world. As landfill costs and greenhouse gas emissions multiply, we face a massive economic and environmental burden for generations to population growth has also brought a higher demand for energy and has substantially diminished traditional energy resources. Around the globe, people are searching for a way to generate carbon-neutral, renewable, sustainable energy sources to play an integral role in the world energy before has turning waste into usable, renewableenergy been a viable, long-term option until blue (India) Pvt.

2 Ltd.,101, Dheeraj Arma,1st Floor, Anant Kanekar Marg,Bandra (E), Mumbai types of waste can CONCORD blue utilize? CONCORD blue uses regenerative feedstock (waste) from the following industries to produce clean, renewable energy: Sewage sludge cake, urban and forestry woody biomass, tires, household garbage/municipal solid waste (MSW), bio medical waste, manure waste or agriculture waste. Because CONCORD blue plants don t depend on a single feedstock and its cost-efficient availability, a multitude of worldwide, location-specific potential are the possible applications for syngas? A premium, high-quality product gas which is rich in hydrogen and delivers high heating values, it has five main applications: As fuel gas in a gas motor for high-efficiency electric power production; for hydrogen production; for ethanol production; as a replacement or blender for natural gas; as a raw material for synthesis is special about the CONCORD blue process compared to other waste-to-energy technologies?

3 CONCORD blue technology is far more efficient than any other waste-to-energy technology. Decomposition of the feedstock (pyrolysis) and refinement of the gas produced (reforming) takes place in separate locations, allowing for more precise control of the process steps and ultimately increasing the overall efficiency of the is the difference between CONCORD blue and a biogas plant? In a biogas plant, biomass is eaten up by micro-organisms under exclusion of air. Gas is produced as a digestive or metabolic product, referred to as fermentation or anaerobic fermentation. Biogas mainly consists of methane and carbon dioxide and is produced at temperatures below 100 C.

4 The micro-organisms are not able to digest all the material so complete conversion of organic matter (mineralization) is not possible. CONCORD blue plants, however, operate at temperatures above500 C, fully mineralizing the feedstock. CONCORD blue product gas contains a large amount of hydrogen which usually does not exist in kind of solid waste is left over in the CONCORD blue tower? is waste water created? The solid waste remaining in the CONCORD blue Tower is mainly the mineral components of the utilized regenerative feedstock. This process does not produce waste water and there is no specific pollution caused by a CONCORD blue plant. Organic pollutants are completely broken down in the CONCORD blue Tower and even the remaining solid waste (ash) can even be used heavy metals or toxic gases produced in the CONCORD blue tower?

5 Heavy metals are not produced in the process. The gases formed during pyrolysis (thermal decomposition) of organic wastes is further refined into high quality syngas at a temperature of 950 degree C in the reformer by addition of steam. blue Gas contains mainly hydrogen and is a valuable product gas which above all, is used for hydrogen or energy production. The carbon dioxide which is still part of the syngas is CO2-neutral. During plant growth it is taken from the atmosphere for growth purposes and integrated into the plant material. Another minor component of the syngas is carbon monoxide as well as a small amount of residual methane. Carbon monoxide (CO) as a combustible gas is an energy source and therefore an important component of the gas produced by the CONCORD blue are CONCORD blue plants operating?

6 Currently two small plants are operating in Japan. In Mumbai, India, a Heinz Jurgen (HJ1) beta test plant is operational and an 8MW plant will commence operation in July 2009. Another beta test plant (HJ2) is scheduled to begin operating in Nevada in June 2009. An additional beta test plant (HJ3) will being operating in Turkey during mid 2009. A 30MW plant (two 15MW plants) will begin operating at the end of 2009 in Herten, long does it take to build a CONCORD blue tower? From signing the purchase order contract to operation commencement takes 6 to 18 months, depending on location, local conditions, plant specifications, plant volume and input CONCORD blue SOLUTIONWhat is the CONCORD blue tower?

7 CONCORD blue and its revolutionary carbon-neutral waste-to-energy technology provides solutions for two of the world s foremost problems: managing waste disposal and creating sustainable energy. Multi-feedstock technology CONCORD blue uses regenerative feedstock from the following industries to produce clean, renewable energy: Sewage sludge cake, urban and forestry woody biomass, household garbage/municipal solid waste (MSW), hospital waste, manure waste or agriculture industry waste. Because it doesn t depend on a single feedstock and its cost-efficient availability, a multitude of worldwide, location-specific potential exists. Green, Efficient Operating Process: Reliable and consistent, ceramic beads act as a stable heat carrier, moving through the process with a constant initial temperature.

8 These heat carrier beads are especially relevant when dealing with volatile input material such as sewage, ensuring the temperature meets heat requirements constantly through out the process. Additionally, no pollutants, heavy metals or waste water is created with the CONCORD blue process. High Value Output: The clean syngas product created in the CONCORD blue Tower is especially rich in hydrogen, low in tar and practically nitrogen-free. It has many different uses, especially for renewable power generation and production of hydrogen. It can also be used in hybrid operation with solar energy in solar thermal power plants to ensure reliable, climate-friendly operation around the clock.

9 Additionally, the process creates a high value biochar and ash byproduct that can be utilized within the fertilizer and construction friendly The CONCORD blue Tower is amongst the most environmentally friendly waste-to-energy systems available. It adheres to the strictest norms of the EPA and the European standards on Air Pollutions and even ensures that major organic pollutants like dioxins and furans are cracked and eliminated in the steam reforming stage. As the handling of the Product gas is completely separated from the atmosphere, only a negligible component of CO (a major emission in other gasification plants) reach the atmosphere. In addition to this, no heavy metals are produced; Negligible organic rejects are generated from the blue Tower which then can be utilized profitably for the fertilizer and construction blue TOWER HOW IT WORKSThe CONCORD blue Tower uses regenerative feedstock (waste) like sewage sludge cake, woody biomass, household garbage/municipal solid waste (MSW), hospital waste, manure or agriculture waste to produce clean, renewable CO2-neutral syngas.

10 The conversion from waste to clean syngas (reforming) takes place in multiple, separate process steps (staged reforming).1. Pyrolyser: Decomposition of regenerative feedstock Initially, biomass is fed into the pyrolyser at temperatures of approximately 600 C (1100 F), leading to thermal decomposition of the feedstock (pyrolysis). 80 percent of this feedstock is then converted into a gas; 20 percent remains as solid material, char, which is subsequently used to generate the process heat required by the CONCORD blue Steam reformer: Refinement of the pyrolysis gas to high value syngas. Subsequently, at a temperature of approx. 950 C (1700 F), the gas produced in the first step is cracked and refined into a clean, CO2-neutral product gas by adding steam (reforming).